# Unemployment: St. Louis city, MO (U)

Unemployment: St. Louis city, MO (U) was up 16.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 7.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 6,294.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.1% (Apr 2022) to 262.1% (May 2020), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MO-29510.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-st-louis-city-mo-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 6,294.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,198.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 6,998.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 6,492.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 6,221.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,438.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,479.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,640.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,565.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,789.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 6,005.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,588.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| August 2025 | 7,904.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| July 2025 | 8,178.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| June 2025 | 7,557.0 thousands | 7.5 |
| May 2025 | 7,115.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| April 2025 | 6,731.0 thousands | 18.1 |
| March 2025 | 7,715.0 thousands | 16.8 |
| February 2025 | 7,896.0 thousands | 14.9 |
| January 2025 | 7,080.0 thousands | 13.1 |
| December 2024 | 6,326.0 thousands | 15.2 |
| November 2024 | 6,046.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| October 2024 | 5,977.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| September 2024 | 5,668.0 thousands | 13.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29510.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MO-29510.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```